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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

- Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM CRANAGE, of Clevelandfin the county of Cuyahoga, a'nd'State of Ohio, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Roof-Tiles, as a new article of manufacture; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the same, reference being hadto the accom panying drawings, making a part of this specification, in Which Figurel is a top view ofthe tile when laid.

Figure 2 is a side or edge 'viewof the same.

Figures and 4 are end views.-

Figures 5 and dare detached tiles.

Like letters ofreference-refer. to like parts inthe sev eral rie'ws. I

The-nature of my'invention relates to the construction of clay tiles, which may be of any size, shape, and color, as hereinafter described. v p

1 represents a tile, which is constructed of clay, and of any desirable shape, color, and size. 'It will be observed that it is' made to taper downward from the butt A to a thin end, and that the edges of the ,tile

are rabbeted out upon-each opposite side, making a wide tongue or oiiset, B The said tongue, as will be seen, is somewhat thinner near the shoulder than at the edge, the purpose of whichwill hereafter be shown. I One side, also, .of the butt end is rabbeted down, as seen in fig. 5,'thus forming adeep oli'set or tongu,"C, similar to that out on the side,but' being somewhat longer, for the purpose of making atdeeper lap,-and-thereby give greater security to the roof. I

Tiles thus made are laid upon the roof as follows: On the rafters D, fig. 1, arenailed ribs E, of a proper distance apart'to receive the length of the tile,'and upon which they are laid, commencing at the eaves, and laying a course along the length of the roof. The tiles, as they are thus laid side by side, are made to lapone upon the other, the tongue or rabbet of one tile fitting into and upon the rabbet of the next, as seen in figs. 3 and 4,.thusmaking a lapping joint of thetiles, close, secure, and permanent. v In order to give still more security to the joint, the rabbet is cut dove-tailing or deeper near the shoulder than it is at the edge, so that what little rain may find its waythrough the upper. joint cannot run oil to thesi'de of thetongue below, but

will flow down closeto the shoulder, and thereby run oil over the tiles to the eaves-trough. v

The second course of tiles is laid in-the same way, therabbets of the'butts of which are'made to lap over I upon the thin ends of the first, as shown in fig. 2, care being taken in laying all subsequent courses to break joints. A section of roof thus. laid is shown in fig. 1; in which figure, G are the tiles and E-the ribs on which theyare nailed or screwed,.a small hole being made in the tilefor that purpose, or 'a hooked lug may be cast upon the under side of the tile, the upper end, and by which they are hung upon the ribs, and 'thereby properly secured.

Some of the tiles are made with only-one side rabbetedouflthe other being left plain or square. These arefo'r the purpose of finishing the gable-end of the roof. They are also made of various widths, so that they may be easily and readily made to match in their proper place, and thereby break joints at all required points.

I These tiles can'be easily laid: They are strong and durable,more so than one made of shingles, and being fire-proof, the building is far safer. N at only is a roof laid with these tiles stronger and more durable than a wooden roof, or many of the composition roofs, but it is cheaper, as no roof-boards are needed, to which to fasten the tiles; narrow strips of boards or ribs only are required on which 'to hang or nail them, thus dis pensing with the weight of the, roof-boards. Hence, a roof laid with tiles is but little if any heavier than a roof laid with shingles, as the tiles are made thin, being but little thicker than an ordinary pin shingle.

By. a slight modification of the shape of these tiles, theycan be used with equal successand advantage in siding up a building, therhy making thewhole strong, durable, and fire-proof. Also, being made of clay, any

ol a be iven. them'by the introduction of the coloring-material into the clay, while in a plastic state, and thereby a cheap and unfading color is obtained for the house or other building, hence, requiring no extra painting as a finish or for preservation of the material.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is=

Tiles, constructed with'ofl'sets B Q,'at the sides and ends, forming rabbeting' joints, in laying said tile as specified, being a new article of manufacture.

WILLIAM ORANAGE.

Witnesses:

W. H. Bunnrneu, Fnsnx S. ALDEN. 

